Clifton & Sanchez - Mirrors & Windows 10/24/2001 at The New School, New York, NY. Moderated by Eisa Davis.
39:45 min
CLEAR ALL
The concept of “creative placemaking,” the integration of a community’s artistic and cultural assets in community planning and revitalization, is gaining momentum in places like Boyle Heights.
Theologian James Cone and Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Taylor Branch join Bill to discuss Dr. Martin Luther King’s vision of economic justice in addition to racial equality, and why so little has changed for America’s most oppressed.
The wealthiest Americans are often celebrated for their prolific giving, but is it altruism or is it all just hype? Hasan dissects how the ultra-rich use philanthropy to get richer, distract from the injustices on which they built their fortunes, and dictate politics and policy.
Anand Giridharadas discusses his book “Winners Take All,” which explains how the super wealthy take advantage of U.S. financial policies while also looking philanthropic.
Writer Anand Giridharadas describes in his book “Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World” why the rich do not pay taxes, but with their philanthropy determine the course of the world (and thereby undermine our democracy).
Satish Kumar explains the crucial link between spirituality and agriculture. A former monk and long-term peace and environment activist, Satish Kumar has been helping to set the global agenda for change for over 50 years.
There will be no Prince on a white horse to save us. It is up to us to take agency and create local solutions that benefit our communities and ourselves.